# Accident 19791001030089A: Piper PA25235, Samson, AL, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Samson, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1124° N, 86.0467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Samson, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1124&lon=-86.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7377Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7377Z-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 734 total, 634 in this make and model, 352 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001030089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SPRAY EDGE OF FIELD, AG PILOT STRUCK POWER LINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80DKJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ01), Oct 1, 1979: Piper PA-25 (N7377Z), Samson, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N7377Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760309007089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760309007089A), Mar 9, 1976: Piper PA25235 (N7377Z), CA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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